Fashion’s favorite new IT-girl, Olandria Carthen, officially joined forces with the luxury accessory king himself, Brandon Blackwood and of course their BB x Olandria capsule collection was a HIT!
Fans showed all the way out on Wednesday, and completely cleared the digital shelves in just ten minutes flat after it launched. The collection featured four gorgeous styles balancing sleek jet-black elegance with hot pink and powdery “Bama Barbie” pink. From the O-Zip Mini Trunk, the O-Top Handle Bag, the O-Vanity Case, and a matching O-Lipstick Case Bag Charm. If you wanted that pink oiled leather O-Zip Mini Trunk, you had exactly sixty seconds before the screen read “Sold Out.”
Olandria took to her Instagram stories afterward, visibly emotional and crying happy tears, thanking her community for going so hard for a small-town girl from Alabama.
“Y’all crashed the site!!! & sold everything out in TEN MINUTES,” the Love Island breakout star said. “I love yall so much!!! Thank you all for showing up for me the way that yall do , and supporting this small town girl. I’m so emotional don’t know what to say!!!”
Olandra just keeps winning!
Olandria and Brandon have been building this link-up naturally, ever since her stylists Matthew and Reggie Reisman started placing his bags in her wardrobe right after her breakout season on Love Island USA.
Brandon was one of the few independent, Black-owned luxury designers who backed her from day one, and this full-circle moment proved that when we support the people who support us, the buying power is unmatched.
The promotional campaign alone was enough to stop your scroll, featuring high-fashion, editorial looks that showed Olandria stepping into a whole new level of stardom. Clearly this wasn’t just a basic influencer cash grab; it was a masterclass in intentional design, complete with unique wraparound zippers and built-in compact mirrors.
Speaking on the amazing collab, Blackwood penned a sweet message to Olandria:
While the fans who got left with empty shopping carts are currently begging the fashion gods for an immediate restock, one thing is set in stone: Olandria is literally that girl, and she is firmly in her high-fashion bag.